CVE-2009-1214

medium

Description

GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49886

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7

http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-04-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N